Dóra Büki

Dóra Büki, managing director and producer of Proton Theatre, was born in Hungary in 1979. She studied German philology at the Eötvös Lóránd University and worked with the Hungarian independent company Krétakör (Chalk Circle) in several positions from 2003 till 2008. Later, between 2008 and 2009, she was responsible for international relations at Bárka Theatre. In 2009, she founded the independent company Proton Theatre together with film and theatre director Kornél Mundruczó. Dóra Büki is regularly invited to hold lectures in Hungary and abroad (in Hungarian, English and German) to talk about her work as a theatre professional and a producer, as well as financial matters like business start-ups and business development. For her work towards the international recognition of Hungarian theatre, she received the Sándor Hevesi Award in 2023.